When Is my Walther P38 Serial Number 197182 Made? Hi Hank, welcome from Sitka, Alaska. Your alloy framed P-38 was manufactured post-war, between 1957 and the early '60s, and in German military or police service would've been referred to as a Model P1. Location: Arizona. Walther started up their own re-manufacturing of the PP line in 1985/1986. They also started a new serial number sequence, For the PP the serial numbers started at 700,001 and the the PPK at 800,001. Spotify profile picture full size. Ron James, Feb 6, 2007. Status: For sale to the highest bidder. Notes: During WWII the German military, or Nazis, wanted a new military pistol to replace the WWI Luger design. Three (3) gun manufactures made eight (8) different models, each model starting with an original 1 serial number. ATF Proposed Rule Changes Laws on 80% Lowers, Silencers, and Makes AR Uppers Serialized Firearms. Winchester Ammunition Awarded U.S. Barrett Awarded United States Army’s Precision Sniper Rifle Contract. CVA Announces Paramount HTR Muzzleloader in.40 and.45 Calibers.

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Post-war volume I Post-war parts gun, two guns in .30 Luger, and a high-polish gun.	Late date AC framevariation. Warren Buxton calls these the 'oddballs of oddballs.' Who made these - and when?	byf44 FN slide.	Post-war volume II P38 surplus, P1 surplus, P38 commercial, and P4 surplus guns.
Consecutive serial number SVW-45s.	Consecutive serial number SVW-46s.	Post-warP38 in 7.65mm Parabellum.	East German P.38s. Reworked wartime ac40, ac44, and an East German manufactured gun.
Steel frame P38from Earl's Repair Service.	ac45 matching 'c' block.	Post-warP.38 in 5.6mm (.22 LR).	A Zero series and 'a' prefix Spreewerkreworked for use in post-war East Germany.
The Czechoslovakian Vz46.	byf44 police issue with British markings.	Commemorative '100 Jahre' P38marking the 100th year anniversary of Walther.	Unknown BTH12 marking on several P.38s.
Norwegian military surplus P38.	Mixmaster P.38 with WW2 German, East German, Czech, and British markings.	The ultra-rare 'ac no-date' - and how to spot a fake.	Some things you can do to a P.38. Please don't! WARNING: disturbing!
French Mausers 1945 to 1946.	Gotterdammerung - some pistols from the last months of the war.	Another version of the late date AC frame pistol.

Pistol Information

An excellent article by Peter Kokalis on thewartime P.38 pistolcan be found here, and another article on thepost-war P38here.

My post-war pistol has no date or date code - about when was it manufactured? You can get a rough estimate based upon these observed pistols.

Need to replace a broken WW2 slide part with a post-war part, and don't know if the new part will fit? Read the slide part compatibility guide. Note: this information is intended as a guide only. I am not a gunsmith. If you do not have working knowledge of the P.38 pistol, consult a competent gunsmith before attempting to effect repairs to your P.38.

Over the long term, will oil cause bakelite grips to deteriorate? An attempt to find out startshere.And continuesafter one year

Walther P38 Serial Numbers